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Emerging data from COVID-19 cases show skin symptoms are potentially associated with coronavirus infection. Cleveland Clinic dermatologists Drs. Sarah Young and Anthony Fernandez recently published a study detailing several common skin symptoms in COVID-19 patients, such as hives and rashes. They looked at research from Europe. Fernandez said he's seen some of these symptoms in patients at the Cleveland Clinic as well.

Governors in several Southern and Western states are delaying their timelines, citing increases in cases and hospitalizations.

Columbus joined several other Ohio cities in requiring masks in public spaces. The Columbus mask mandate begins Friday. Akron may soon follow. “This is about science. This is not about politics,” said Akron Ward 5 councilwoman Tara Mosley-Samples. “I think that they have politicized it so much that we are ignoring the science here, and the science says we have a problem,” said Samples.

As parts of the Tri-State begin to reopen in the coming days and weeks, the Northern Kentucky Water District and Greater Cincinnati Water Works are...

The Walt Disney Co. will report its second-quarter earnings on a call with investors on Tuesday — just weeks after the pandemic has shuttered much of the business and led to mass furloughs.

A group of 18 gyms and fitness centers around Cleveland are developing plans for reopening while keeping customers as safe as possible from the coronavirus. But so far, there’s no word from the governor’s office on when those facilities will get permission to begin operating.

Ohio’s extended primary election comes to an end Tuesday night, six weeks after state officials closed polling places as part of the effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The state legislature’s COVID-19 response bill moved the primary from March 17 to April 28, an earlier date than Gov. Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Frank LaRose had originally sought.

Bus and train ridership have plunged in Greater Cleveland as workers stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority ridership fell 50 percent last week, Chief Operating Officer Floun’say Caver told board members Tuesday. While transit remains “the veins of Cleveland,” RTA CEO India Birdsong told board members, the agency is cutting back on services because of low demand during the stay-at-home order.

Thousands of COVID-19 cases may go undetected due to lack of testing. But on the other hand, a local researcher said some deaths could be mistakenly attributed to COVID-19 when an underlying condition was the main cause. A recent study involving two Cleveland Clinic doctors finds autopsies can help determine whether people with the coronavirus die from COVID-19 or an underlying condition. That difference can complicate how COVID-19 deaths are counted.

Four Northeast Ohio municipalities — Cleveland, Canton, North Royalton and Mayfield Heights — all saw significant drops in traffic stops or tickets shortly after the coronavirus epidemic arrived in Ohio. Other potential effects, like a drop in overall calls for service or a spike in domestic violence, were less apparent in the early numbers.